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Right Now, Cash Is King
September 7, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, U.S. Economy
The trend is clear. When the market starts getting “toppy,” insiders at technology companies stop buying their own shares. Corporate executives know what’s going on in their industries better than anyone else. Every quarter, they must tell the market what they think about their own prospects in an official filing. But they can buy and sell shares in their own company at any time. That makes insider purchases a critical data point for investors. That’s the lowest level of insider buying over the last five years. This is powerful evidence of something I’ve been saying all summer. Right now, smart investors should be buying quality companies. That means strong balance sheets, recession-proof revenues and above all, strong free cash flow. Here’s the evidence. Hyzon Biden Its Time, Ripping Robinhood & Great Stuff Picks!
September 2, 2021 Great Stuff
Great Stuff Picks: Do The DEW It’s five o’clock on a Thursday. The Great Ones shuffle in. There’s an old man emailing me, making fun of my bourbon again. He says: “Mr. Great Stuff, where is your portfolio?” I’m not really sure how it goes. But it shows up every now and then … when […] CrowdStruck, Ambarella Reigns & Canadian National Embarrassment
September 1, 2021 Great Stuff
CrowdStrike Thunderstruck I was caught … in the middle of a cyberattack. (Thunder!) I looked ‘round … and I knew someone had my back. (Thunder!) You’ve been … CrowdStruck! Now that you’ve got that guitar riff stuck in your head, too, let’s take a gander at Great Stuff Picks holding: CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: ). (It actually […] How to Handle This Out-of-Whack Market
September 1, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, U.S. Economy
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was once coined the “maestro.” That’s partly because of his mastery at orchestrating his message to the markets. But perhaps it’s time for Greenspan to hand this baton to current Chairman Jerome Powell. Going into his highly anticipated Jackson Hole address, it sure seemed like Powell would disappoint at least one corner of the stock market. But instead, Powell’s well-executed address managed to see interest rates remain stable while a broad stock advance unfolded (which I discussed in Your Money Matters this week). Lordstown Motors: Epic Comeback Or Falling To Pieces?
August 28, 2021 Great Stuff
What’s The Deal With Lordstown Motors? Question for you Great Ones: Can changing a company’s CEO really change a company’s stars? Can one man make things epic? (OK, that was two questions.) Electric vehicle (EV) maker Lordstown Motors (Nasdaq: ) and its investors certainly hope so. And if Daniel A. Ninivaggi’s history is anything to […]